More children enrolled in day care centers or registered in Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP) will take part in the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure their nutritional needs are met. SNP provides early childhood care service to 2- to 4-year-old toddlers who have no access to day care centers continue reading : DSWD to keep kids well-nourished in day care centers through feeding program

“Keeping children healthy and in school” is now a reality among poor families who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the government’s flagship poverty reduction program which invests in human capital, implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Based on research conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya posts huge gains in the education of poor children

Last April, 39-year-old Evelyn Caballero of Barangay Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, proudly marched onstage along with her husband and daughters during the graduation ceremony at the Philippine Institute of Skills and Development (PISAD). Evelyn finished the Beauty Care Course of PISAD and passed the National Certificate II accreditation by the Technical Education and Skills continue reading : The trainee becomes the trainer

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bicol Region has prepositioned, as of June 17, some 5,000 family food packs to the Provincial Government of Sorsogon to augment its relief resources for families affected by the eruption of Mt. Bulusan. At the same time, DSWD also prepositioned 300 family food packs each to continue reading : DSWD preps relief to towns around Mt. Bulusan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Local Government Unit of Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan jointly constructed an evacuation center cum multi-purpose building in Barangay Maninding, which was inaugurated last April 2015. The first of its kind in the Ilocos Region, the evacuation center will serve as a temporary shelter during disasters for families continue reading : Permanent evacuation center rises in Pangasinan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is currently assessing the best alternative family care for the children who were physically abused by their father in Cupang, Muntinlupa. The case became viral when a video was uploaded on social media, showing the father, Rolando San Juan, hitting one of his children. After the video became viral, continue reading : DSWD to determine best alternative family care for kids abused by father

Where can your P50 take you? For the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya from Barangay San Isidro Sur, Binmaley, Pangasinan, their P50 brought them to their dream bangus business venture.  Binmaley is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan famous for its bangus (milkfish) aquaculture, due to the existence of numerous fishponds. The town continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya housewives build their dream business venture with P50

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received a fund grant amounting to P104.2 million from the Australian Government-Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for the implementation of a three-year Support Program for Disaster Response. The project aims to enhance the Department’s capacity in providing leadership in disaster response and humanitarian assistance in continue reading : DSWD, Australia to undertake P100 million disaster project

More beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya are now reaping the benefits of the partnership between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). In 2012, the DSWD and PhilHealth partnered to provide health care for the poor.  To date, more than 4.4 million Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are covered by continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries continue to enjoy health care benefits